1415. α-Bromo-n-caproic Acid
Nomenclature
CAS number: 616-05-7
2-Bromohexanoic acid. C6H11BrO2; mol wt 195.05.
C 36.95%, H 5.68%, Br 40.97%, O 16.41%.
Description and references
Prepd by heating bromine with n-caproic acid in the presence of phosphorus trichloride as catalyst: Clarke, Taylor, Org. Synth. 4, 9 (1924). Resoln into optically active forms by means of the strychnine salt: Levene et al., J. Biol. Chem. 75, 352 (1927); Levene, Mardashew, ibid. 117, 707 (1937).
Properties
Liquid. bp760 240°; bp30 148-153°; bp17 128-136°; bp8 116-125°. Soluble in alcohol, ether.Derivative
Ethyl ester.Nomenclature
CAS number: 615-96-3
C8H15BrO2; mol wt 223.11.
C 43.07%, H 6.78%, Br 35.81%, O 14.34%.